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boon·docks (bo̵̅o̅n′däks′)

plural noun

  1. a jungle or a wild, heavily wooded area; wilderness
  2. ☆ any remote rural or provincial region; hinterland

Etymology: orig. WWII military slang < Tagalog bundok, mountain

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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